memeorandum: Trump takes credit for Iran prisoner release (Bradford Richardson/The Hill)

3:05 PM ET, January 17, 2016

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Obama Cites Americans' Release as Win for ‘Smart’ Diplomacy — President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner in Iran and the full implementation of a historic nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic, holding both up as victories for “smart” …

Discussion: Politico and addictinginfo.org

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Clinton calls for new sanctions on Iran — Hours after the U.S. dropped sanctions on Iran as part of the nuclear deal, Democratic primary front-runner Hillary Clinton called for new sanctions on the nation for its ballistic missile program. — Clinton on Saturday praised President Obama …

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Obama Speaks on Iran: We Achieved Deal ‘Without Resorting to Another War’ — President Obama delivered remarks in the White House this morning on the nuclear deal with Iran and the release of four American prisoners yesterday. — The president repeatedly touted both as a victory for …

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Reuters:
Exclusive: In negotiating to free Americans in Iran, U.S. blinked on new sanctions

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com, Guardian, The Last Tradition, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Raw Story, The Last Refuge, The Right Scoop and Politico

Julian Hattem / The Hill:
US finds Iran in compliance with deal, lifts nuclear sanctions

Discussion: Politico, New York Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState, NPR, iaea.org, New Articles, addictinginfo.org and The Moderate Voice

Ted Cruz / Guardian:
Trump condemns terms of Iran prisoner swap as Republicans join in criticism

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New York Times:
Iran Says It Has Released Four People in a Prisoner Swap

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John Santucci / ABC News:

Donald Trump Ramps up Attacks on Ted Cruz, Says 'He's a Nasty Guy'

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Alex Jaffe / NBC News:

Donald Trump Booed by Conservative Crowd After Attacks on Ted Cruz — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Among conservatives, Donald Trump can typically do no wrong — until he attacks Ted Cruz. — On Saturday, Trump drew boos from a grassroots conservative crowd during remarks at the South Carolina …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Breitbart, The Resurgent and The Right Scoop

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Trump takes credit for Iran prisoner release — Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday said his rhetoric condemning the Iranian regime played an integral part in securing the release of four U.S. prisoners. — “So I've been hitting them hard, and I think I might …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Guardian, The Huffington Post and Politico

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Poll: Clinton Holds 25-Point National Lead Over Sanders — Hillary Clinton leads rival Bernie Sanders by 25 points nationally ahead of Sunday's final Democratic debate and the all-important Iowa caucuses, according to the latest results from the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

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Dan Merica / CNN:
Bernie Sanders backs away from 2005 gun vote

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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Campaign Underestimated Sanders Strengths, Allies Say

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Matthew MacWilliams / Politico:

The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You're a Trump Supporter — If I asked you what most defines Donald Trump supporters, what would you say? They're white? They're poor? They're uneducated? — You'd be wrong. — In fact, I've found a single statistically significant variable …

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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:

Some Inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals — FOR those of us who argue in favor of gun safety laws, there are a few inconvenient facts. — We liberals are sometimes glib about equating guns and danger. In fact, it's complicated: The number of guns in America has increased …

Discussion: New York Sun and Crooked Timber

Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:

Rubio: Law-abiding undocumented immigrants could stay — Sen. Marco Rubio says people who immigrated to the U.S. illegally but haven't committed any major crimes could be allowed to stay. — In an interview airing Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press,” the Florida contender …

Discussion: RedState, The Gateway Pundit and Allen B. West

Daniel Bethencourt / Detroit Free Press:

Michael Moore, in Flint, says crisis ‘not a mistake’ — As Flint's water crisis reached a new national spotlight this week, director and Flint native Michael Moore held a rally in the city on Saturday, where he accused government leaders of intentionally poisoning thousands of people.

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Reigning Cats and Dogs — WASHINGTON — AFTER running as a man last time around, Hillary Clinton is now running as a woman. — Matthew Dowd, the former W. strategist who became an independent, says Hillary got it backward: She should have run as a woman in 2008, when she was beating back a feminized antiwar candidate.

Discussion: Althouse